1、 Preparation of Rare/Refractory Metals (Core Application)

Used for electrolytic reduction of metal oxides to produce titanium, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum, thorium, uranium, and rare earth metals.

Typical process: FFC Cambridge process (direct electrolysis of solid oxide)

Purpose:

Research and development of high-purity titanium powder and titanium alloy

Extraction and purification of rare earth metals (La, Ce, Nd, Sm, etc.)

Nuclear industry materials: preparation of metals such as thorium and uranium

Small batch trial production of refractory metal powder

2、 Electrolysis of high-purity silicon and semiconductor materials

Preparation of high-purity silicon and electronic grade silicon by molten salt electrolysis

Electrolytic synthesis of precursors related to silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride

Research and development of high-purity silicon materials in the photovoltaic/semiconductor field

3、 Preparation of highly active metals

Water solution cannot be electrolyzed, molten salt must be used:

Alkali/alkaline earth metals such as aluminum, magnesium, calcium, sodium, lithium, etc

Laboratory preparation of high-purity lithium metal and lithium alloy

Small scale research and development of battery grade metal raw materials

4、 Special alloys&intermetallic compounds

Electrolytic synthesis of high-temperature alloys, titanium aluminum alloys, and nickel based alloys

Intermetallic compounds: TiAl, Nb ∝ Sn, FeTi, etc

Preparation of New Structural Materials and Superconducting Material Precursors

5、 Research on Molten Salt Batteries and Energy Storage Materials

High temperature molten salt battery, sodium sulfur battery, liquid metal battery

Electrochemical performance testing of electrode materials in molten salt environment

High temperature electrochemical experiments on solid-state batteries and new energy storage systems

6、 Research on Nuclear Industry and Molten Salt Reactor

Molten salt reactor (MSR) fuel: Molten salt electrolysis dry process post-treatment

Electrolytic separation of actinide and lanthanide elements

Research on Corrosion and Electrochemical Behavior of Structural Materials in Molten Salt

7、 Electrolytic synthesis of special ceramics and functional materials

Direct electrolytic preparation of ceramic powders such as TiC, SiC, B-C, TiN, etc

Superconducting materials, precursors of permanent magnet materials

Preparation of ultrafine and nanostructured powders by molten salt electrolysis

8、 University/research institute laboratory (primary usage scenario)

Experiments in Materials, Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, and Electrochemistry

Exploration of new processes, trial production of small samples, research on papers/topics

Teaching Demonstration: Principles of Molten Salt Electrolysis and High Temperature Electrochemical Testing